Terms of service

General terms

These terms apply to all our all existing users as of 2018-05-17, and any new users as of 2018-04-17.

Please note! Not everybody has a law degree or speak English natively, so we have added helpful tl;dr ("too long; didn't read") in plain English that summarize each term. These are only meant to help you understand the general meaning and are not legally binding terms of service!

Scope.

These General Terms of Service ("Terms") will be applied to an agreement between UpCloud Ltd, a Finnish private limited company with Business ID 2431560-5, having its registered address at Eteläranta 12, 6. krs, FI-00130 Helsinki, Finland ("UpCloud"), and a customer ("Customer") to whom UpCloud provides cloud-based infrastructure and software services for the Customer's commercial purposes ("Service"). In these Terms, UpCloud and Customer are referred to jointly as the "Parties" and individually as a "Party". The Parties expressly acknowledge that the Service is neither intended nor fit for use by consumers.

tl;dr These terms are a general agreement between us at UpCloud and you the user. They exist to protect both you as a user of the provided services and us as a service provider, and help you understand your rights and obligations as a customer.

Agreement Documents.

An agreement is formed between the Parties when UpCloud receives an appropriately filled-in registration or order form ("Order") which the Customer has submitted through a registration and/or purchasing procedure on UpCloud's website. In connection with the registration procedure the Customer will create a service account. Any referral herein to "Agreement" includes the Order, service descriptions attached or referred to in the Order, the service level agreement ("SLA"), the acceptable use policy ("AUP") and these Terms. The SLA and the AUP are available on UpCloud’s website.

tl;dr You agree to these terms when registering for an account through our website.

Provision of Service.

UpCloud shall provide the Customer with the Service, which is specified in the Order. If the provided Service differs from the specifications, UpCloud shall correct the Service promptly after a notification by the Customer.

tl;dr We promise to provide your services as you requested. And if not, let us know and we’ll be happy to remedy it.

Service Levels.

UpCloud shall offer compensation to the Customer for all unscheduled interruptions in the provision of the Service in accordance with the SLA in force from time to time.

tl;dr If we fail to provide you with your services, we will provide you with a compensation according to our SLA – service level agreement.

Support.

UpCloud shall provide the Customer's administrative users with technical support with respect to the Service through the means described under the Support page on UpCloud’s website. Contact details and service hours are provided on UpCloud's website.

tl;dr We will assist you with technical issues related to our services, and provide you with the details and means to reach our support team.

Access to Service Account.

The Customer will be responsible for activities that occur under the Customer's service account, including actions taken by the Customer's employees and other representatives ("User") as well as their compliance with user instructions and the AUP. The Customer must promptly notify UpCloud if the Customer suspects that an unauthorised third party is using, or may have access to, the Service or the Customer's service account.

tl;dr You need to make sure to follow our acceptable usage policy (AUP) and inform us if you think someone else might have accessed your account without permission.

Third-Party Software.

The Customer must comply with third-party software license terms if the use of such software is offered by UpCloud for the provision of the Service, or if such software is obtained and uploaded in the Service by the Customer, with UpCloud’s separate instructions. Certain third-party software cannot be uploaded by the Customer but must always be offered by UpCloud.

tl;dr You can use third-party software on your servers as long as you have a valid license, but with the exception of certain software (such as Windows Server) that must be provided by us. If in doubt, contact us for more information.

Paid subscription and free trials.

The Service and the prices for the Service ("Service Fee") are described in the service descriptions available on UpCloud’s website. UpCloud may from time to time offer trials of the Service for a specified period without payment. UpCloud reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to determine Customer’s eligibility for a free trial and, subject to applicable laws, to withdraw or to modify an offer trial at any time without prior notice and with no liability, to the greatest extent permitted under the law. For a free trial of the Service, UpCloud may require Customer to provide payment details to start the trial. At the end of such trial, UpCloud may automatically start to charge the applicable service fees for the Service immediately after the end of the free trial in accordance with Section Payment Terms and according to the price list on UpCloud’s website. The applicable subscription to the Service must be cancelled through Customer’s account’s subscription page, or the Service must be terminated in its entirety, before the end of the trial period in case Customer does not accept the applicable prices provided on UpCloud's website. Customer shall ensure that the authorised Users use the Service in compliance with this Agreement. Misuse of the Service by Customer or any User may lead to termination of the Agreement or suspension or denial of access to the Service.

tl;dr We may offer time limited free trials but are not obligated to provide one. And while the trial is completely free, you might be required to verify your payment details to start your trial. If you wish to continue using the services after your trial, you will need to make a payment.

Right to use the Service and eligibility.

Subject to due subscription to the Service and compliance with the Agreement, UpCloud grants to Customer a non-exclusive, nontransferable and limited right to enter and use the Service and grant Users access rights to the Service.

tl;dr You are welcome to use our services as long as you follow these terms.

External Back-Up Copies.

The Customer is responsible for making appropriate back-up copies of the Customer Data (as defined below) stored in the Service. Such back-up copies shall be stored outside the Service.

tl;dr Make sure to keep backups of your data and store them at an external location, outside of UpCloud’s services.

Changes to the Service.

UpCloud is entitled to develop its services and business offerings. In case of a change in the Service, UpCloud will notify the Customer in advance. If UpCloud considers that a change will have a material effect in the Service, UpCloud will notify the Customer at least 30 days before the change will be effected and reserve the Customer a possibility to terminate the Agreement.

tl;dr We are continuously developing our services and sometimes need to make changes that will affect you and the services you use. We will always notify you at least 30 days before any significant changes, such as the prices of the services you use.

Prices.

The prices of the Service are specified in the Order. Unless otherwise agreed, UpCloud charges the Customer in advance for each one-hour period of the Service according to UpCloud's price list which is valid at the time and is available on UpCloud’s website. Applicable value added tax and other duties will be added to the prices unless the prices are specified VAT inclusive.

tl;dr All services provided by us are charged by the hour and at the start of each hour. To see a complete pricing list for our services, please visit our website.

Payment Terms.

UpCloud shall charge the Service by debiting credits from the Customer's service account on a pre-paid basis after the Customer has submitted the Order. Invoices are made available on the Customer's service account. With the exception of credits offered by UpCloud free-of-charge for a trial period, the Customer will purchase credits that will be deposited into the Customer's service account. The Customer cannot order the Service unless the Customer has sufficient credits on the service account. The credits are not refundable unless otherwise decided by UpCloud at its sole discretion.

tl;dr To use our services, you will need to have a positive credits balance on your UpCloud account. Please note that payments are non-refundable unless otherwise stated.

Customer’s obligations and rights.

When subscribing to the Service, Customer shall provide true, accurate and complete information as prompted by the Order and update such information when required. Please note that this Agreement only covers the Service and the use thereof and any and all linked third party services and platforms are provided by the relevant third parties and covered by their terms of service or other agreement or license. UpCloud does not assume any liability in regard to use of such third-party services and platforms, whether or not they are linked to the Service.

tl;dr When using our services, it’s your responsibility to keep your contact information up to date. In addition, we can’t be held responsible for any third-party services you might use together with our services.

Use restrictions.

Customer is not permitted and not entitled to permit the Users or any other parties to do any of the following:

copy, redistribute, reproduce, record, transfer, perform or display to the public, broadcast, or make available to the public any part of the Service, or otherwise make any use of the Service which is not expressly permitted under the Agreement or applicable law or which otherwise infringes the intellectual property rights (such as copyright) in the Service or any part of it or any other intellectual property rights of third parties;

use the Service in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden or impair the Service available through the Service;

use any data mining, robots, scraping, or similar data gathering or extraction methods;

circumvent or try to circumvent any usage control or anti-copy functionalities of the Service;

reverse engineer or decompile the Service or access the source code thereof, except as permitted by law;

use the Service for transmitting any unauthorised advertising, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, chain letters, contests, pyramid schemes, or any other form of solicitation or mass messaging;

use the Service in violation of applicable law;

use the Service in ways that violate intellectual property rights, business secrets or privacy of third parties;

use the Service to transmit any material that contains adware, malware, spyware, software viruses, worms or any other computer code designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of computer software or equipment.

tl;dr You must not use our services for anything illegal or that would cause problems to us or our users. Please contact us if you are uncertain, and we will be happy to clarify this for you.

Indemnification.

UpCloud will defend Customer against any claim that the Service infringes the intellectual property rights of a third party and pay any damages finally settled or awarded in a trial to the third party with respect to any such claim, provided that UpCloud is notified promptly in writing of the claim and given sole control of the defense and all related settlement negotiations in relation to the claim as well as reasonable assistance and necessary authorisations from Customer to defend or settle the claims on behalf of Customer. At any time, if UpCloud reasonably deems that any part of the Service infringes the intellectual property rights of any third party, UpCloud has the right at its own expense to (i) modify/replace the Service to eliminate the infringement in such a manner that the modified Service complies with this Agreement, or (ii) procure to Customer a right to use the Service. If none of the aforementioned alternatives are reasonably possible, UpCloud shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and UpCloud shall refund to Customer the prices paid for the Service by Customer less the price corresponding the time Customer has been able to use the Service in accordance with this Agreement. UpCloud shall, however, not be liable for any infringement or claim thereof in the event the claim (i) is made by any affiliates of Customer; (ii) has resulted from Customer’s or Customer’s supplier’s or User’s use or modification of or addition to the Service; (iii) could have been avoided by using the latest version of the Service provided by UpCloud; or (iv) is not related to the Service or any part of the Service for which UpCloud is not responsible for pursuant to this Agreement or statutory requirements. This section contains UpCloud’s entire liability and Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy in case of intellectual property rights infringements. Customer shall indemnify, defend, and hold UpCloud harmless from and against all liabilities, damages and costs (including settlement costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of any breaches of this Agreement by Customer, Customer’s personnel and/or Users.

tl;dr We will defend you against any claim that our services infringe on someone else’s intellectual property rights, as long as you have followed these rules. If you receive such a claim, please notify us as soon as possible so that we can assist you with it.

Customer Data.

Customer data shall mean all Customer’s data that a Customer or another party acting on Customer’s behalf generates in or submits to the Service ("Customer Data") or the data Customer submits to a third-party service or platform which might be accessed by the Service, subject to and on the basis of the permissions or consents Customer has granted. Customer agrees that UpCloud does not assume any liability or responsibility in respect to any Customer Data, with the exceptions relating to Personal Data as set forth in Section Data Processing below. Customer shall at all times ensure that Customer Data does not infringe any third party intellectual property rights or violate any applicable laws or legislation. Customer shall not upload any illegal, offensive, threatening, libellous, defamatory, or otherwise inappropriate data to the Service. For clarity, UpCloud is not responsible and shall not be held liable for any Customer Data, nor does it endorse any opinion contained in any Customer Data. Aside from the rights specifically granted herein, Customer retains ownership of all rights, including intellectual property rights, in the Customer Data.

tl;dr Any data uploaded to or generated on your cloud servers are yours and yours only. We cannot be held responsible for it and we refrain from applying our opinions and values towards it, as long as it’s not illegal or breaking our terms of service. In additional, we promise to keep your personal data safely and privately stored.

Data Processing.

In order to provide the Service, UpCloud may process personal data on behalf of the Customer as a data processor for the purposes of providing the Service. UpCloud processes certain personal data also as a data controller. Such personal data includes, inter alia, data of the Customer’s contact persons, invoicing details and other personal data of Customer’s contact persons which UpCloud processes in order to maintain the customer relationship. The requirements relating to the personal data UpCloud processes as data controller are set out in our Privacy Policy available on UpCloud’s website. In this section, "Personal Data" refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person the Customer enters into the Service and UpCloud processes on behalf of the Customer in the course and within the scope of providing the Services. In connection with the use of the Service, the Customer may transfer various data to UpCloud for processing on behalf of the Customer. Such data might include Personal Data. The Customer shall be considered as the sole data controller and UpCloud as the sole data processor with respect to such data. The following terms and conditions set forth in this section concern the data processing activities of UpCloud as a data processor with respect to the Personal Data it processes on behalf of the Customer.

tl;dr We collect and process certain personal data (contact, billing and behavioural) in compliance with GDPR to better be able to provide you with our services. This does not include any personal data you store on your cloud servers, which are not accessible by us and under your sole discretion.

General requirements relating to processing of Personal Data.

The Customer shall be responsible for the lawful collection, processing and use, and for the accuracy of the Personal Data, as well as for preserving the rights of the individuals concerned. If and to the extent legally required, the Customer shall inform the individuals concerned regarding the processing of their Personal Data by UpCloud, and shall obtain their consent if necessary. The Personal Data processed by UpCloud on behalf of the Customer may include e.g. Personal Data of the Customer’s employees and end-customers, such as contact details of the aforementioned data subjects. The Customer acknowledges that due to the nature of the Service, UpCloud cannot control and has no obligation to verify Personal Data the Customer transfers to UpCloud for processing on behalf of the Customer when the Customer uses the Service. The Customer ensures that the Customer is entitled to transfer the Personal Data to UpCloud so that UpCloud may lawfully process the Personal Data on behalf of the Customer in accordance with this Agreement. UpCloud shall not use Personal Data for any purpose other than that of rendering and providing the Service and will not assert liens or other rights over, or sell or disclose the Personal Data to any third parties, without the Customer’s prior written approval. UpCloud shall process Personal Data in accordance with this Agreement and documented instructions from the Customer. The Customer’s instructions must be commercially reasonable, compliant with applicable data protection laws and consistent with this Agreement. UpCloud shall not be obliged to verify whether any instructions given by the Customer are consistent with applicable laws, as the Customer is responsible for such compliance verification of its instructions. However, if UpCloud detects that any instruction given by the Customer is non-compliant with the requirements of any data protection legislation applicable to UpCloud’s operations, UpCloud shall inform the Customer in writing. UpCloud and the Customer shall comply with the EU Regulation 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data ("Regulation") and any applicable European or foreign data protection laws as amended, as well as data protection authorities’ orders and guidelines. UpCloud and the Customer shall implement and maintain appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect the Personal Data within their area of responsibility, in order to safeguard the Personal Data against unauthorised or unlawful processing or access and against accidental loss, destruction or damage. Such measures include where necessary and appropriate, taking into account the state of the art, the costs of implementation and the nature, scope, context and purposes of processing as well as the risk of varying likelihood and severity for the rights and freedoms of natural persons the following measures:

access right controls to systems containing Personal Data;

the pseudonymisation and encryption of Personal Data;

the ability to ensure the ongoing confidentiality, integrity, availability and resilience of processing systems and services;

the ability to restore the availability and access to Personal Data in a timely manner in the event of a physical or technical incident;

a process for regularly testing, assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of technical and organisational measures for ensuring the security of the processing.

tl;dr If you collect or process any personal data using our services, you are required to follow the General Data Protection Regulation.

UpCloud’s assistance obligations.

To respond to requests from individuals exercising their rights as foreseen in applicable data protection law, such as the right of access and the right to rectification or erasure, the Customer shall primarily use the corresponding functions of the Services, such as the UpCloud Control Panel. UpCloud shall provide the Customer with commercially reasonable assistance, without undue delay, taking into account the nature of the processing. UpCloud shall further provide the Customer with commercially reasonable assistance in ensuring compliance with the Customer’s obligations to perform security and data protection assessments, breach notifications and prior consultations of the competent supervisory authority, as set out in the applicable data protection law, taking into account the nature of the processing and the information available to UpCloud. In case such assistance requires extensive measures from UpCloud, the Customer shall pay additional reasonable remuneration to UpCloud for handling such assistance requests. In addition, UpCloud shall, and shall procure that its personnel (including its subcontractors’ personnel) shall:

only process Personal Data in accordance with the Customer’s written instructions and not for UpCloud’s own purposes;

ensure that individuals processing Personal Data have committed themselves to confidentiality or are under an appropriate statutory obligation of confidentiality.

tl;dr You can exercise your right to view, modify, or delete your personal data through the UpCloud control panel. In cases where you collect and process any personal data, we can help you to ensure compliance with GDPR. Please note that extensive work may include additional costs.

Transfers of Personal Data.

The Customer accepts that UpCloud may have Personal Data processed and accessible by its subprocessors outside the Customer’s country of domicile to provide the Service. In case the processing is subject to any EU data protection law and Personal Data is transferred from the European Economic Area ("EEA") to a subprocessor for processing in any country outside the EEA that is not recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of protection for personal data, UpCloud provides for appropriate safeguards by standard contractual clauses, adopted or approved by the European Commission and applicable to the processing by the non-EEA subprocessor or by any other appropriate safeguard as foreseen under Regulation.

tl;dr If we need to transfer your personal data to another country outside the EU we’ll ensure the data remains secure.

Audits.

The Customer shall have the right to audit the facilities and processing activities of UpCloud under this Agreement to examine the level of protection and security provided for Personal Data processed under this Agreement and to assess the compliance of UpCloud with the terms and conditions relating to Personal Data set out herein. Each Party shall bear its own costs for any such audit. Where an audit may lead to the disclosure of business or trade secrets of UpCloud or threaten intellectual property rights of UpCloud, the Customer shall employ an independent expert to carry out the audit, and the expert shall agree to be bound to confidentiality to UpCloud’s benefit.

tl;dr You have the right to audit our personal data protection and security processes. If the audit would contain confidential information, you will need to employ an independent expert to do the audit.

Subprocessors.

General authorization. The Customer gives its general authorization to allow UpCloud to involve UpCloud’s affiliated companies and other subcontractors as subprocessors to process Personal Data in connection with the provision of the Service, to the extent such appointment does not lead to non-compliance with any applicable law or UpCloud’s obligations under this Agreement. UpCloud ensures that the involved subprocessors are properly qualified, will be under a data processing agreement with UpCloud, and comply with data processing obligations similar to the ones which apply to UpCloud under this Agreement. UpCloud shall be liable towards the Customer for the processing of Personal Data carried out by UpCloud’s subprocessors.

tl;dr We might use third-parties that need to process your personal data to provide you with our services. In such case we’ll make sure they secure your data according to the same requirements as we do.

Change of subprocessor.

UpCloud is free to choose and change its subprocessors. Upon request, UpCloud shall inform the Customer of subprocessors currently involved. In case there is a later change of subprocessor (addition or replacement), UpCloud shall notify the Customer of such change. In case the Customer objects such change of subprocessor on reasonable grounds, the Customer has the right to request change of the subprocessor. If UpCloud is not willing to change the subprocessor the Customer has objected, the Customer shall have the right to terminate the Service and this Agreement.

tl;dr We can change partners when needed. You can ask about our current partners that might process your personal data and we’ll let you know if they change in the future.

Breaches.

UpCloud shall, without undue delay after having become aware of it, inform the Customer in writing about any data breaches relating to Personal Data and any other events where the security of Personal Data processed on behalf of the Customer has been compromised. UpCloud’s notification about the breach to the Customer shall include at least the following:

description of the nature of the breach;

name and contact details of UpCloud’s contact point where more information can be obtained;

description of the measures taken by UpCloud to address the breach, including, where appropriate, measures to mitigate its possible adverse effects.

tl;dr We’ll inform you of any security breach where your personal data might have been compromised.

Deletion and return of Personal Data.

UpCloud shall not take any action to intentionally erase any Personal Data processed on behalf of the Customer, without the Customer’s explicit request. Personal Data shall be processed under this Agreement until the Customer has ceased to use the Service. Within a reasonable time after the termination or expiry of this Agreement, or after the Customer has permanently ceased to use the Service, UpCloud shall permanently delete Personal Data from its storage media, except to the extent that UpCloud is under a statutory obligation to continue storing such Personal Data. On the Customer’s request, UpCloud shall confirm the deletion in writing. The obligation to delete Personal Data shall not apply to Personal Data contained in regular back-up copies of comprehensive datasets from which the individual deletion of Personal Data would not be possible without significant efforts or costs.

tl;dr We will delete your personal data if requested, to the extent we are allowed to, and confirm it to you in writing.

Confidentiality.

The Parties may exchange confidential information during the performance of this Agreement. Confidential information shall mean any information which is marked as confidential or which should be understood as confidential, irrespective of its form of storage or disclosure. All confidential information shall remain the property of the disclosing Party and the receiving Party shall keep confidential and refrain from using such confidential information otherwise than for the purposes of this Agreement, during the term of this Agreement and after the termination of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, any information of or relating to a Party or that Party’s personnel, suppliers, contractors, customers or end-users, which information is obtained or detected by the other Party or processed or generated in the course of providing or receiving the Service shall be deemed confidential information of that Party. Each Party shall promptly upon termination of the Service cease using confidential material and information received from the other Party and use reasonable means to destroy such material. Each Party shall, however, be entitled to retain the copies required by law or regulations.

tl;dr We will keep any confidential information we have exchanged between each other secured, and we expect you to do the same.

Intellectual Property Rights.

All intellectual property rights to and in the Service as well as intellectual property rights pertaining thereto, are exclusive property of UpCloud or its licensors with all rights reserved. All intellectual property rights to the content uploaded into the Service by or on behalf of the Customer will remain the exclusive property of the Customer or its licensors. Customer agrees not to resell the Service or redistribute or transfer the Service. All intellectual property rights relating to the provision of the Services, including suggestions for improvements made by the Customer, will remain the exclusive property of UpCloud or its licensors.

tl;dr You retain your rights to any data uploaded onto our services and we retain the rights to our intellectual property.

Limited Warranty.

UpCloud will offer service level compensations to the Customer in accordance with the SLA. In all other respects the Service is provided on "as-is" and "as-available" basis, and UpCloud will not give the Customer any warranty or guarantee, express or implied, for the Service, including but without limitation to warranties of merchantability, fitness for any particular purpose, performance, or non-infringement. The parties expressly note that the Service is not designed to be error-free or uninterrupted and therefore they are neither intended nor fit for purposes that require fail-safe performance.

tl;dr We offer compensation for interruptions to our services according to our Service Level Agreement but cannot provide any warranty or guarantee.

Limited Liability.

UpCloud will not be liable for indirect damage or consequential damages caused to the Customer. UpCloud’s total aggregate liability under or in connection with this Agreement shall be limited to the aggregate Service Fee paid by the Customer for the Service for the last six (6) months preceding the occurrence for which damages are claimed. These limitations will not apply to damage caused by willful misconduct or gross negligence. In order to be valid and enforceable, all claims for damages must be made within 30 days from the date the damage was or should reasonably have been noticed by the Customer.

tl;dr If things go really badly, our maximum compensation is up to the amount you have paid us during the past 6 months, unless the issue was caused intentionally by us or through gross negligence on our part.

Assignment and Third-Party Benefits.

UpCloud may assign the Agreement in whole or in part to another group company or in connection with the trade sale which includes the provision of the Service. The Customer may assign the Agreement to a third party with UpCloud's prior written consent which UpCloud will not unreasonably withhold. The Agreement will not create any third-party beneficiary rights in any third party.

tl;dr This agreement can be assigned to another company by us or to another user by your request and our written approval.

Temporary Suspension.

If the Customer has breached the provisions of the Agreement or UpCloud has justifiable reasons to believe such a breach exists, UpCloud may temporarily suspend the provision of the Service.

tl;dr If you break these rules, we may temporarily suspend access to your account and services.

Termination for Convenience.

The Customer may terminate the Agreement for any reason by issuing 5 days written notice to UpCloud. UpCloud may terminate the Agreement for any reason by issuing 30 days written notice to the Customer.

tl;dr If you would like to terminate this agreement, please give us 5 days written notice. In case we decide to terminate this agreement, we will give you 30 days written notice.

Termination for Cause.

Either Party may terminate the Agreement with immediate effect if the other Party has materially breached the provisions of the Agreement.

tl;dr If either of us breaks this agreement, it can be terminated immediately.

Transition Service.

UpCloud will provide the Customer with transition services in order to enable the Customer to transfer the Customer Data to another service provider. The Customer must order the transition services before the termination of the Agreement. The description of the transition services and applicable prices are provided on UpCloud's website.

tl;dr We can help you transfer your data to another provider for a fee.

Entire Agreement and Amendments.

The Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all previous commitments between the parties in respect of the provision of the Service. All amendments to the Agreement must be made in writing. UpCloud may modify this Agreement by notifying the Customer in writing, such as by e-mail or by posting a revised document version on UpCloud's website. If UpCloud considers that a revision will have a material effect on the Agreement, UpCloud will notify the Customer at least 30 days before the revision will be effected and reserve the Customer a possibility to terminate the Agreement.

tl;dr These terms are agreed to in full and any changes must be made in writing. If any changes would significantly affect you, we will inform you at least 30 days in advance.

Non-Waiver.

A failure by either Party to enforce any provision of the Agreement will not be deemed to constitute a present or future waiver of such provision. All waivers must be made in writing.

tl;dr These terms will remain effective even if not strictly enforced.

Force Majeure.

Force Majeure is an event that prevents, or makes unduly difficult, the performance of the Service or the fulfilment of the provisions of the Agreement, such as war, rebellion, natural catastrophe, general interruption in energy distribution or telecommunications, fire, strike, embargo, or another equally significant and unforeseen event independent of the parties. Each Party shall be entitled to suspend its duties without liability thereof in case of Force Majeure affecting the Party either directly or through its subcontractor.

tl;dr Neither of us can be held responsible in a case of a major issue that is out of our hands.

Severability.

Should any provision of the Agreement be declared unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of the Agreement will remain in full force and effect to the fullest extent permitted by law. The Parties shall attempt through negotiation in good faith to replace the unenforceable provision with such provisions that correspond as closely as possible to the original intention of the Parties.

tl;dr The rest of these terms will remain in effect even if deemed unenforceable by a court, and we will instead negotiate a replacement in good faith.

Governing Law and Arbitration.

The Agreement will be governed by the substantive laws of Finland, with the exception of any conflict of law principles. Any and all disputes, which the Parties fail to settle amicably, arising out of or relating to the Agreement will be finally settled by arbitration in English language in accordance with the Rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Finland Chamber of Commerce.

tl;dr Any disputes will be decided in English and by the Finland Chamber of Commerce.

Service Level Agreement

Scope. This service level agreement ("SLA") is an integral part of the Contract between UpCloud and the Customer.

Service Guarantee. UpCloud will guarantee 100% virtual server and network availability to the Customer. The network will be deemed available if UpCloud's routers and switches are available and responding properly. For all unscheduled interruptions in the provision of the Services, which are due to hardware or telecommunications failures that last longer than 5 minutes, UpCloud shall offer compensation to the Customer.

Scheduled Interruptions. UpCloud will notify the Customer by e-mail or on UpCloud's website about scheduled interruptions in the provision of the Services at least 24 hours in advance, with the exception of important security updates and patches which UpCloud may deploy without prior notice.

Error Notifications. In case of an interruption in the Services, the Customer has to notify UpCloud by e-mail to [email protected] The interruption is deemed to begin when the failure starts to affect the Customer's use of the Services, and to end when the failure has been corrected. UpCloud will notify the Customer about the correction of the failure.

Payment of Compensation. When a failure in the Services has been corrected, UpCloud will offer the Customer compensation which the Customer may reclaim within 15 days. The compensation will be paid to the Customer's service account in the form of credits and may not be exchanged for cash or other forms of payment.

Amount of Compensation. The amount of compensation will be 50 times UpCloud's charges for the Services allocated for the period of the interruption of the Services. The maximum amount of compensation for an individual interruption is 100% of UpCloud's charges for the Services during 30 calendar days preceding the interruption. The total sum of aggregated compensations cannot exceed 250% of UpCloud's charges for the Services during 30 calendar days preceding the latest interruption.

Sole Remedy. The above-mentioned payment of compensation will be the sole remedy of the Customer for interruptions or other failures in the Services. In case of a disagreement over the amount of the compensation payable to the Customer, UpCloud's decision on the issue will be binding and final.

Exemptions from Service Guarantee. The following situations will be exempt from UpCloud's service guarantee:

Scheduled interruptions

Failures caused by errors in third party software utilized in the Services

Failures in products or services which are not included in the Services

Failures caused by the Customer's actions contrary to user instructions or resulting from the Customer's operating systems or application software used within the Services

Violations of UpCloud's acceptable use policy

Failures due to hostile actions by third parties such as denial-of-service attacks

Interruptions resulting from law and public authority enforced activities

Customer does not have sufficient pre-paid balance on the Customer's service account for the use of the Services at the time of the interruption in the Services.

No compensation will be payable to the Customer during a free-of-charge trial period.

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Acceptable Use Policy

Scope. This acceptable use policy ("AUP") is an integral part of the Contract between UpCloud and the Customer.

User Instructions. The Customer must comply with separate user instructions concerning the Services. The Customer shall provide reasonable cooperation with regard to investigations on suspected breaches of the Contract.

Customer's Legal Compliance. The Customer must comply with applicable laws and regulations. For example, the Customer must have necessary rights to use the content which has been uploaded in the Service by or on behalf of the Customer.

Illegal or Offensive Use of Services. The Customer is not entitled to use the Services for purposes which UpCloud deems to be illegal or offensive. If the Customer is uncertain whether or not its use of the Services could be deemed illegal or offensive, the Customer should contact UpCloud in advance and request permission. For example, UpCloud considers the following actions or content to be illegal or offensive:

Use of the Services in connection with fraudulent activities

Storage or transfer of, or linking to, content that violates trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks, patents, or other intellectual property rights, or contributes to the said violations

Storage or transfer of, or linking to, content that is harassing or excessively violent, inciting to hate or violence, or threatening with violence

Collection of user information such as email addresses without the consent of the person identified (phishing)

Monitoring of network traffic or data without authorization

Mass Emailing. If the Customer wishes to use the Services for sending of bulk e-mail or other mass communications, the Customer must first receive UpCloud's written consent.

Disruptive Use of Services. The Customer may use, investigate, and modify the operating environment of the Services only within the limits of the user instructions. The Customer may not use the Services in any way that causes security risks to the Service or interferes with the operation of the Services. For example, UpCloud considers the following actions to be disruptive on the operation of the Services:

Intentional or careless use of the Services in excess of a typically expected server load, such as continuosly high CPU or I/O use rate

Intentional or careless configuration of servers that enables unauthorized third party access or otherwise lacks adequate security requirements

Measures which are mainly aimed to circumvent, or interfere with, the monitoring, controlling, or charging of the Services by UpCloud

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Privacy Policy

UpCloud Ltd ("UpCloud", "we") might collect and process personal data of users of UpCloud’s website and online services. This Privacy Policy applies to personal data we obtain from our customers and their representatives ("Users") through our websites when the relevant User registers to UpCloud’s cloud-based infrastructure and software services (collectively, the "Services"). In addition, some of our services might be subject to a separate privacy policy. If a separate privacy policy applies to a particular service, we will post it on the relevant website or otherwise in connection with the service in question.

tl;dr This privacy policy applies to the personal data of our users and visitors.

Our Privacy Policy explains what data we process, how we do that and how the data subjects, i.e. Users, may use their rights (e.g. right to object, right of access).

This Privacy Policy constitutes a description of the data file as set out in the Finnish Personal Data Act (Sections 10 and 24).

This Privacy Policy may be updated if required in order to reflect the changes in data processing practices or otherwise. The current version can be found on our website www.upcloud.com. We will not make substantial changes to this Privacy Policy or reduce the rights of Users under this Privacy Policy without providing a notice thereof.

tl;dr This policy might receive small updates, and if so, we’ll let you know.

This Privacy Policy only covers data processing carried out by UpCloud. The Privacy Policy does not address, and we are not responsible for, the privacy practices of any third parties. UpCloud disclaims all responsibility for the processing carried out by third parties, also in cases where Services include hyperlinks to third parties’ websites.

tl;dr We take care of our users privacy but cannot be responsible for the privacy practices of any third parties.

Please note that this Privacy Policy applies to processing of personal data carried out by UpCloud as a data controller. As regards the data UpCloud’s customers or Users insert into Services while using the Services, UpCloud registers this personal data as a data processor and the relevant customer shall be considered to be the data controller with regard to this personal data.

tl;dr We only control personal data of our users. If a user uploads personal data onto our services, they are the data controller and we only the data processor.

Privacy, security and online safety are important for us, and we process all personal data with due care and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Controller's contact details.

Personal data processed and sources of data.

We collect two types of information from the Users: (i) User Data; and (ii) Technical Data. Although we do not normally use Technical Data to identify individuals, sometimes individuals can be recognized from it, either alone or when combined or linked with User Data. In such situations, Technical Data can also be considered to be personal data under applicable laws and we will treat the combined data as personal data.

tl;dr We collect user data and technical data, both of which are considered users’ personal data and treated as such.

The specific kind of User Data collected will depend on the Services used by the User. Most of the User Data is received directly from Users at the point of registration or otherwise at beginning of and during the customer relationship.

Technical Data we gather in connection with the use of our Services includes for example the following data: (i) User’s IP address; (ii) browser type and version; (iii) preferred language; (iv) geographic location using IP address or the GPS, wireless, or Bluetooth technology on your device; (v) operating system and computer platform; (vi) the full Uniform Resource Locator (URL) clickstream to, through, and from our Services, including date and time; (vii) products or services User viewed or searched for while using our Services; and (viii) areas of our Services User has visited.

Cookies.

We use various technologies to collect and store Technical Data and other information when Users visit our Services, including cookies. Cookies allow us to calculate the aggregate number of people visiting our Services and monitor the use of the Services. This helps us to improve our Services and better serve our Users. We may also use cookies that make the use of the Services easier, for example by remembering usernames, passwords and preferences. We may use tracking and analytics cookies to see how well our Services are being received by our Users.

tl;dr We use web browser cookies to maintain, improve, and make the use of our services easier.

Users may choose to set their web browser to refuse cookies, or to alert when cookies are being sent. This can usually be done through Internet browser’s settings. Information about how to manage cookies can be found online.

For example, the following links provide information on how to adjust the cookie settings on some popular browsers:

Please note that some parts of our Services may not function properly if use of cookies is refused.

tl;dr You may decline cookies but our services might not work correctly without them.

Web analytics services.

Our Services use several web analytics services to compile Technical Data and reports on visitor usage and to help us improve our Services.

Purposes and legitimate grounds for processing of personal data.

Purposes

There are several purposes for the processing of personal data by UpCloud. Personal data is processed by UpCloud for managing the relationships with customers, facilitating transactions and payments, and for managing, developing and analysing our customer service. Personal data is also used to direct marketing at special customer groups, and other business activities related to any of these activities.

tl;dr We process personal data to provide you with our services.

Personal data is also processed by UpCloud for the following purposes:

To provide our Services and carry out our contractual obligations.

We process personal data in the first place to be able to offer the Services to our customers and Users and to run, maintain and develop our business. In some cases, personal data may be processed in order to carry out our contractual obligations towards the User. We may use the data for example to offer essential functionalities of the Services and to provide access to the Services. If User contacts our customer service, we will use the provided information for answering questions and solving possible issues.

For customer communication.

We may process personal data for the purpose of contacting Users regarding our Services and to inform Users of changes in our Services. Data may also be used for research and analysis purposes in order to improve our Services.

For quality improvement and trend analysis.

We may process information regarding the use of the Services to improve the quality of our Services e.g. by analysing any trends in the use of our Services. When possible, we will do this using only aggregated, non- personally identifiable data.

In some parts of the Services, Users may be requested to grant their consent for the processing of personal data. In this event, Users may withdraw their consent at any time.

Transfer to countries outside of Europe.

We store the Users’ personal data primarily within the European Economic Area. However, we have service providers in several geographical locations. As such, we and our service providers may transfer personal data to, or access it in, jurisdictions outside the European Economic Area or the User’s domicile.

We will take steps to ensure that the Users’ personal data receives an adequate level of protection in the jurisdictions in which it is processed. We provide adequate protection for the transfers of personal data to countries outside of the European Economic Area through a series of agreements with our service providers based on the Standard Contractual Clauses or other similar arrangements.

More information regarding the transfers of personal data may be obtained by contacting us on addresses mentioned in this Privacy Policy.

tl;dr We usually keep your personal data within the EEA but might need to transfer or access it elsewhere, if so we’ll make sure your data is kept safe.

Recipients.

We only share personal data within the organisation of UpCloud if and as far as reasonably necessary to perform and develop our Services. We do not share personal data with third parties outside of UpCloud’s organization unless one of the following circumstances applies:

It is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy

To the extent that third parties need access to personal data to perform the Services, UpCloud has taken appropriate contractual and organisational measures to ensure that personal data are processed exclusively for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.

For legal reasons

We may share personal data with third parties outside UpCloud’s organization if we have a good-faith belief that access to and use of the personal data is reasonably necessary to: (i) meet any applicable law, regulation, and/or court order; (ii) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues; and/or (iii) protect the interests, properties or safety of UpCloud, our Users or the public in accordance with the law. When possible, we will inform Users about such transfer and processing.

To authorized service providers

We may share personal data to authorized service providers who perform services for us (including data storage, sales, marketing and customer support services). Our agreements with our service providers include commitments that the service providers agree to limit their use of personal data and to comply with privacy and security standards at least as stringent as the terms of this Privacy Policy. Please bear in mind that if you provide personal data directly to a third party, such as through a link on our website, the processing is typically based on their policies and standards.

For other legitimate reasons

If UpCloud is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, we may transfer personal data to the third party involved. However, we will continue to ensure the confidentiality of all personal data. We will give notice to all Users concerned when the personal data are transferred or become subject to a different privacy policy as soon as reasonably possible.

With explicit consent

We may share personal data with third parties outside UpCloud’s organization for other reasons than the ones mentioned before, when we have the User’s explicit consent to do so. The User has the right to withdraw this consent at all times.

tl;dr We do not share your personal data with third-parties unless necessary to provide you with our services or for legal reasons.

Storage period.

UpCloud does not store personal data longer than is legally permitted and necessary for the purposes of providing the Services or the relevant parts thereof. The storage period depends on the nature of the information and the purposes of processing. The maximum period may therefore vary per use.

Typically, we will store User’s personal data for as long as the User or the relevant customer User represents is a registered subscriber or a registered user of our Services or for as long as we have another purpose to do so and, thereafter, for no longer than is required or permitted by law or reasonably necessary for internal reporting and reconciliation purposes.

In general, personal data of Users are deleted within reasonable time after the User no longer uses any part of the Services or when the User makes a request regarding deletion of User’s personal data.

tl;dr We only store your personal data for while you are using our services. The data will be deleted within reasonable time after you’ve stopped using our services or request your personal data to be deleted.

Users' rights.

Right to access

UpCloud offers access for the Users to the personal data processed by UpCloud. This means that Users may contact us and we will inform what personal data we have collected and processed regarding the said User and the purposes such data are used for.

Right to withdraw consent.

In case the processing is based on a consent granted by User, User may withdraw the consent at any time. Withdrawing a consent may lead to fewer possibilities to use our Services.

Right to correct.

Users have the right to have incorrect, imprecise, incomplete, outdated, or unnecessary personal data we have stored about the User corrected or completed.

Right to deletion.

Users may also ask us to delete the User’s personal data from our systems. We will comply with such request unless we have a legitimate ground to not delete the data. We may not immediately be able to delete all residual copies from our servers and backup systems after the active data have been deleted. Such copies shall be deleted as soon as reasonably possible.

Right to object.

Users may object to certain use of personal data if such data are processed for other purposes than purposes necessary for the performance of our Services to the User or for compliance with a legal obligation.

Users may also object any further processing of personal data after prior given consent. If User objects the further processing of personal data, this may lead to fewer possibilities to use our Services.

In the event and at the sole discretion of UpCloud, if it is determined that the Service can no longer be provided without customer acceptance of modified terms, a pro-rated refund of service will be paid back to the User.

Right to restriction of processing.

Users may request us to restrict certain processing of personal data, this may however lead to fewer possibilities to use our Services.

Right to data portability.

Users have the right to receive their personal data from us in a structured and commonly used format and to independently transmit those data to a third party.

How to use the rights.

The above mentioned rights may be used by sending a letter or an e-mail to us on the addresses set out above, including the following information: the full name, company name (if applicable), address, e-mail address and a phone number. We may request the provision of additional information necessary to confirm the identity of the User. We may reject requests that are unreasonably repetitive, excessive or manifestly unfounded.

tl;dr As a user you have the right to access, correct, and delete your personal data. Contact us for any requests to exercise your rights.

Direct marketing.

Notwithstanding any consent granted beforehand for the purposes of direct marketing, User has the right to prohibit us from using User’s personal data for direct marketing purposes, market research and profiling by contacting us on the addresses indicated above or by using the functionalities of the Services or the unsubscribe possibility offered in connection with any direct marketing messages.

You have the right to opt out of receiving electronic direct marketing communications from us, and choosing not to receive marketing communications from us in the future. UpCloud uses the Users’ e-mail addresses on record to communicate of updates and important information regarding the UpCloud infrastructure in the form of occasional newsletters. Users have the possibility to opt out of these e-mails by unsubscribing through the e-mail itself.

You also have the right to prohibit us from using your personal data for direct marketing purposes, market research and profiling by contacting us on the addresses indicated above. In case your personal data are processed based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent for such processing.

tl;dr You have the right to prohibit us from using your personal data for direct marketing and unsubscribe from any e-mail campaigns.

Lodging a complaint.

In case User considers our processing of personal data to be inconsistent with the applicable data protection laws, a complaint may be lodged with the local supervisory authority for data protection.

Information security.

We will take all reasonable and appropriate security measures to protect the personal data we store and process from unauthorised access or unauthorised alteration, disclosure or destruction. Measures include for example, where appropriate, encryption, firewalls, secure facilities and access right systems.

We maintain all personal data collected through industry standard safe mechanisms including, but necessarily limited to encryption of password data as well as API keys, SSL-encryption, passing of credit card information directly to our PCI compliant Merchant Processor and encryption of any collected credit card information.

We use administrative, organizational, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the personal data we collect and process. Our security controls are designed to maintain an appropriate level of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. We regularly test our websites, data centres, systems, and other assets for security vulnerabilities.

Should despite of the security measures, a security breach occur that is likely to have negative effects to the privacy of Users, we will inform the relevant Users and other affected parties, as well as relevant authorities when required by applicable data protection laws, about the breach as soon as reasonably possible.

tl;dr We use appropriate security measures to keep your personal data safe. If a breach that might affect your privacy should occur, we’ll inform the relevant authorities and let you know.